Others
To assess worldwide views on bail in a case of assault, Indian court turns to ChatGPT
The court sought the aid of ChatGPT while hearing the bail plea of an accused in a murder case
Business Standard
Results for "Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences"
10493 results.
Others
Indian judge opts to stand and hear cases, takes lawyers by surprise
The judge, who could have easily adjourned the cases or taken a few breaks during the day, conducted the proceedings continuously, said a lawyer who was present in court.
Times of India
Courts
Western Togoland case: Five secessionists found guilty, sentencing set for March 21
The convicts were arrested in September 2020 following attempts to declare parts of the Volta and Oti regions as independent state to be called ‘Western Togoland’.
DL News
Europe
UK: Magistrates' sentencing powers scaled back
Powers had been doubled less than a year ago to tackle backlog in courts and cut prison overcrowding
The Guardian
Europe
UK: Solicitor struck off after investing client money into scam scheme
Uyiosasere Ona Obaseki transferred £230,000 from the firm’s client account into her own personal account and then invested the money into a purported investment scheme
Law Society Gazette
Africa
Nigerian politician accused of organ trafficking to UK paid doctor to find donor, court hears
Ike Ekweremadu, 60, tells a court he paid Dr Obinna Obeta £1,800 to find a kidney donor for his daughter
The Guardian
Courts
Man jailed nine months for accusing NDC of hoarding weapons
The convict, Ebenezer Asare, pleaded guilty to the charge and begged for leniency in a court presided over by Major Illiasu Iddrisu.
GNA
US
Mormon Church fined over claim it hid $32bn of investments
The Church and its investment firm, Ensign Peak Advisers, used "shell" companies to hide a $32bn stock portfolio, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said.
BBC
Europe
UK Home Office monitoring activities of immigration lawyers', says minister
Immigration advisers who are not qualified lawyers must be approved and regulated by the Office of Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC)
Legal Futures
General
Ashanti Region: Circuit Court inaugurated at Juaben
The commissioning of these new court facilities forms part of the 100 courts project being executed by the government, judicial officials have said.
DL News
Africa
Nigeria: Two arraigned for flogging traditional ruler
According to prosecutors, the defendants and others (at large) flogged the traditional ruler and threatened violence on his family.
The Nigeria Lawyer
Courts
Agradaa, four others in court for allegedly distributing nude pictures
Agradaa, founder of Heaven Way Champion Ministry, has been charged with non-consensual sharing of intimate images.
GNA
Courts
Pensioner accused of defiling four children; Court orders arrest
Emmanuel John Kwesi Mensah Dadson is facing four counts of defilement.
GNA
Africa
Ex-policeman gets death penalty for lawyer’s murder
Kenya does not carry out death sentences, even though the death verdict is allowed by law.
BBC
Africa
Nigerian woman jailed in UK for stealing £19,650 from vulnerable patients
Her lawyer told the court that Mrs Abiola Akinremi took to fraud because she was suffering from depression and needed money for childcare.
Peoples Gazette
Europe
UK: Paralegal faces prison sentence for passing sensitive data to criminals
Rachel Simpson, 39, pleaded guilty at Cardiff Crown Court to two counts of misconduct in public office and 29 counts of unauthorised access of computer systems.
The Law Society Gazette
General
Ashanti Region: Chief Justice inaugurates district court at Bonwire
Justice Anin Yeboah said easy access to quality justice delivery at all levels is a top priority for the judicial service.
DL News
Europe
Burkina Faso unrest: Suspected jihadists abduct 50 women
Residents in Arbinda said two groups of women were taken as they were out gathering leaves and wild fruits because of a severe food shortage.
BBC
Europe
Utah shooting: A man killed his family after wife filed for divorce
The family of eight was found dead inside a rural home in Enoch City, Utah on Wednesday night during a welfare check at the property.
BBC
Courts
5 K. Ofori Limited employees held for alleged stealing granted ¢5m bail
Appearing before an Accra Circuit Court, the court admitted the five employees to bail in the sum of ¢1 million bail with three sureties each to be justified with landed property.
GNA